On 4/19/07, Smith, Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Nice to meet you, Chase.
Nice to meet you, too!
Very simple: I don't want someone else's company profiting from MY network... i.e. If I'm going to build a mesh, no third party's going to be doing the billing for it. Right now, I'd use Mikrotik to build that mesh. I can set it up paid or unpaid, marketing supported via splash pages, or not. BUT, all the $$$ would go into my pocket, I'd pay the town back... How does Meraki fit in there ? Can it act as a "dumb" repeater, per se ?
By "dumb" repeater, I'll assume you mean "connect as a client to a WiFi AP and rebroadcast a SSID." In that case, yes, it can. Note that the upstream node will only see one connection since the Mini NATs downstream traffic by default. Out-of-the-box, the Mini will attempt to connect to our backend services. You're free to block it from doing that at some cost to your network's Minis. It sounds like you have a large investment in Mikrotik equipment and backend services, and that you also strongly prefer your management software. Have you tried a test deployment using Meraki? I'm curious if your preference is based on a review of our software, as well.
R -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chase Phillips Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 2:24 PM To: wireless@wispa.org Subject: [WISPA] Main Street USA Hi, John asked me to pop in and say "hi" on behalf of Meraki. He and I go way back. Whatever questions you guys have I'll be happy to answer. A little about me: Been at Meraki since September of last year. Worked at MVN, NCSA, and Mozilla. Volunteered on CUWiN from 2002 to 2006 with Dave, Sascha, Bryan, and others. Been involved in NS4CWN in 2004 and 2006. Rick Smith asks: > OK, but can we as wisps use the meraki units on our own ? > > i.e. can we use it to extend mikrotik hotspots out through a mesh of > merakii (hah!) > > or, do we have to pay Meraki to use their hotspot stuff ? I've not set up a Mikrotik hotspot before but based on product photos I assume it can connect upstream via wired and wireless (functioning as a client to an AP in an infrastructure network) connections. In both scenarios, the Meraki Mini can function as that upstream connection. Of course, the Mini can function as a hotspot as well. If you have specific feature requirements that would simplify and enhance your deployments, I'm excited to hear about them. We think you're all doing great work! Regards, Chase -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
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